David Heun

CHICAGO -- In payments politics, it's difficult to imagine a topic that gets the blood flowing more than the EMV chip-card shift in the U.S.

CHICAGO -- Ask a group of consumers what's keeping them from using a mobile wallet and more than half will say it's not safe to do so.

Health care stands to benefit from automated and easier-to-understand billing and payments, but PatientPay is betting that ridding the system of paper is required on the benefits end as well.

CHICAGO – Mobile wallets are evolving in the key areas of availability and consumer awareness, but they continue to lack in the critical aspect of convincing users of their value, said Google executive Jack Connors.

Near Field Communication tags — stickers embedded with wireless technology — were seen as a bridge technology for contactless payments in the U.S. before phones came with NFC built-in. In India, however, NFC tags are proving to have a much longer shelf life.

Because of zero liability rules, consumers rarely share the extent of the concerns banks have over account security. But their fears might be growing.

For many JPMorgan Chase customers and Android device users, a hint of a marriage between the large issuer and the prevalent mobile wallet is welcome news.

If there is a takeaway from Citigroup's not-quite-stellar rollout of the Costco Anywhere Visa card, it is this: Even in modern times, the transition of large card portfolios from one issuer to another can prove disastrously complex.

Acquirers and independent sales organizations have long heard a similar refrain: Adjust to the fast pace of technology or perish.

Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India has launched a payment service through its mobile banking app using smartphone keyboard technology developed at one of its mobile development challenge events.

Carrier billing provider Boku will offer its service in Lithuania through an expansion of its partnerships with Google and Bite.

For the first time, EMVCo, the card network-operated EMV standards body, has established an approval process to formally certify that contactless mobile payment devices can operate at EMV approved terminals.

They may seem like a relic from a bygone era, but dial-up terminals have shown surprising staying power in today's payments ecosystem.

Not many people have taken the plunge to use mobile payments full-time, but a very high number have dipped a toe in the water.

Five months after creating Instant Pay to allow Uber drivers to get faster payments into Green Dot's GoBank accounts, the companies are expanding the program to include nearly any U.S. debit card.

In a harsh reminder that hackers have found hotel point-of-sale systems to be a treasure trove, HEI Hotels & Resorts is informing its customers of a potential breach affecting their credit cards.

Card manufacturer Oberthur Technologies is offering issuers facing a shortage of EMV chip cards an option to receive as many as 25,000 in five days, rather than waiting the standard three to four weeks.

Airlines are a paradox of mobile payment acceptance. They handle check-ins, boarding passes and other key functions through their apps, but are not as full-featured when it comes to handling sales over phones and tablets.

In a reversal of its longstanding aversion to Apple Pay, Walmart has acquired a company that not only accepts Apple Pay, but gives customers an incentive of 1.5% off the purchase to use a debit card loaded into Apple's mobile pay system.

Merchants using BlueSnap payments technology to power e-commerce and mobile checkout will have Visa Checkout as a payment option for customers.